Webster and The Muffin Pan

I made corn muffins for the workers today and they stuck to the pan. Webster was thrilled because he got the job of cleaning the pan before I put it in the sink to soak. 

Great Cabin

I think I have posted this photo once before. I just ran across it on my computer and noticed for the first time that it has a concealed sliding barn door with windows! The deck is built around a tall tree too! It looks very cozy inside, doesn't it? Wish we could see more. 

Groovy Chickens

Click here if you can's see the video below. It is amazing.

Watch it full screen if you can. Are all chickens this limber? I love ads like this!

Before/After Back of My Cottage with New White Paint

It looks less scary now, doesn't it? The white is only primer in the first photo. Trim around the two doors on the balcony is being replaced with Azek. The long board under the doors running the length of the decking up there has been replaced with Azek too. Luckily that area was well protected with flashing behind so nothing in the sheathing was damaged. I have to be more diligent in the future about not letting deep snow go unattended next to the house. I will have to get out on the balcony with my snow shovel a lot sooner instead of just waiting for it to melt. It won't be a problem now, but I still want to do everything I can to take better care of things around here.

I have some real estate appointments this afternoon. See you later.

I need a longer weekend.

Wouldn't it be nice to have an extra day between Saturday and Sunday? I felt like a zombie and didn't have a productive day at all. I went to the annual Fireman's auction and junk sale. I didn't buy much. Just two cookbooks ($1.00 each), an English muffin splitter (50 cents), 5 leather iPad sleeves ($1.00 each, real leather), and an orange plastic gutter cleaning scoop/shovel. I already have one of those gutter thingies and I use it for sprinkling grass seed in the fall. For 50 cents, I now have a backup. The iPad sleeves were in with the sporting goods and nobody knew what they were. I gave one to a friend while I was there. It's always a fun day.

View from my New Window

Pile of damaged wood from my cottage on front lawn. This photo was taken from the ground, not from the attic.

View from my new third floor gable window looking straight ahead into the woods. I pumped up the saturation a bit so you could see the fall color. The window trim is not purple (grin).

View of the window from inside the room.

View from the new window looking left towards the road. The new window has opened up a whole new world in the attic.

Webster and I are having contractor withdrawal this morning. He keeps looking out the window waiting for their trucks and he's worried because they are late. He will be so happy on Monday when they return and so will I. Have a great weekend. Sorry for the horrible pics. 

More Repairs at My Cottage

New custom pickets to replace damaged ones.

My old cable vent, badly deteriorated. It was recycled from an old barn when I remodeled my cottage 2002-2004.

I am thrilled with my new sliding window with screen. It's really a double hung window put in sideways. It's open in this picture. The black side is the screen and the reflective glass is on the right side. I love looking out from the third floor. I have the weekend off to recover from a whirlwind week. Whew. 

Photographer on Horseback

This man rides past my cottage daily talking on his iPhone (on speaker). His hands are rarely on the reins because the horse knows the way. Today he stopped to photograph my cottage and send the photo in a text message. The horse waits patiently. This entrance to my driveway is opposite the front door.